Ian McHugh is an Australian writer of speculative short fiction.
Ian McHugh | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | Speculative short fiction |
| Notable awards | Aurealis Award Best fantasy short story 2009 "Once a Month, On a Sunday" Writers of the Future Grand prize 2008 "Bitter Dreams" |
| Website | |
| ianmchugh | |
Biography
editMcHugh's first story was published in 2004, entitled "The Alchemical Automaton Blues" which was published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #15.[1] His first win came with his story "Bitter Dreams" which won the 2008 Writers of the Future grand prize.[2] It was also a nominee for the writers of the Future 3rd quarter at the same awards and was a short-list nominee for the 2008 Aurealis Award for best horror short story.[2] In 2009 McHugh's "Once a Month, On a Sunday" was a joint-winner for the 2009 Aurealis Award for best fantasy short story.[3] McHugh currently lives in Canberra, Australia and is a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Collections
- Angel dust (2014)
- Stories[5]
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
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| Extracted journal notes for an ethnography of Bnebene nomad culture | 2014 | McHugh, Ian (January 2014). "Extracted journal notes for an ethnography of Bnebene nomad culture". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (1): 30–43. |
- McHugh, Ian (2004). "The Alchemical Automaton Blues". Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine. 15.
- "The Last Day of Rea" (2006) in All Star Stories presents: Twenty Epics
- "Grace" (2007) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #28 (ed. Zara Baxter)
- "The Dao of Stones" (2007) in Challenging Destiny #24
- "Requiem in D-minor (for prions, whale and burning bush)" (2007) in Hub #24
- "The Greatest Adventure of All" (2007) in Coyote Wild, Autumn 2007
- "Bitter Dreams" (2008) in Writers of the Future XXIV (ed. Algis Budrys)
- "Stiletto" (2009) in GUD #4
- "Angel Dust" (2009) in Clockwork Phoenix 2
- "Sleepless in the House of Ye" (2009) in Asimov's Science Fiction July 2009 (ed. Sheila Williams)
- "Once a Month, On a Sunday" (2009) in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #40
- "Songdogs" (2009) in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #27
- "The Promises of Avalae" (2010) in Blood & Devotion
- "Annicca" (2010) in Greatest Uncommon Denominator #6
- "Cockatoo" (TBA) in All Hallows
- "The Godbreaker and Unggubudh the Mountain" (2012) in Light Touch Paper, Stand Clear (ed. Edwina Harvey and Simon Petrie)
- — (October–November 2013). "When the rain comin". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (10–11): 42–44.
Awards and nominations
editAurealis Awards[2]
- Best fantasy short story
- 2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a Sunday"
- Best horror short story
- 2008: Nomination: "Bitter Dreams"
- Best young-adult short story
- 2009: Win: "Once a Month, On a Sunday"
Writers of the Future[2]
- Writers of the Future grand prize
- 2008: Win: "Bitter Dreams"
- Writers of the Future 3rd quarter
- 2008: Nominee: "Bitter Dreams"
Notes
edit- ^ "Bibliography: The Alchemical Automaton Blues". ISFDB. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees: Page 89". Locus Online. Archived from the original on 8 March 2008. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "Aurealis Awards 2009 Fantasy Short Story: Judges' Report" (PDF). Aurealis Awards. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ "About". ianmchugh.wordpress.com. Retrieved 6 March 2010.
- ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.